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Table 7. Number (and Incidence Rates in Cases/10,000 Full-Time Workers) of Nonfatal Occupational Illnesses, Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector, 2006

Ambulatory healthcare services


Healthcare and Social Assistance Subsector NAICS code Number of Cases (Incidence Rate)
Subtotal: Ambulatory healthcare services 621 11,600 (27.9)
Physician offices 6211 3,700 (20.1)
Dental offices 6212 1,000 (17.8)
Offices of other health practitioners 6213 200 (5.3)
Outpatient care centers 6214 2,200 (56.9)
Medical and diagnostic laboratories 6215 400 (24.2)
Home healthcare services 6216 - (-)
Other ambulatory healthcare services 6219 1,400 (72.8)

Hospitals


Healthcare and Social Assistance Subsector NAICS code Number of Cases (Incidence Rate)
Subtotal: Hospitals 622 23,600 (68.4)
General medical and surgical hospitals 6221 22,300 (68.6)
Psychiatric & substance abuse hospitals 6222 300 (38.0)
Specialty hospitals (ex. 6221 and 6222) 6223 1,000 (81.1)

Nursing and residential care facilities


Healthcare and Social Assistance Subsector NAICS code Number of Cases (Incidence Rate)
Subtotal: Nursing and residential care facilities 623 8,900 (39.2)
Nursing care facilities 6231 5,300 (42.5)
Residential care facilities 6232 1,100 (26.4)
Community care facilities 6233 2,100 (43.0)
Other residential care facilities 6239 500 (34.8)

Social assistance


Healthcare and Social Assistance Subsector NAICS code Number of Cases (Incidence Rate)
Subtotal: Social assistance 624 2,900 (17.6)
Individual and family services 6241 1,000 (14.1)
Community food and housing and emergency and other relief services 6242 200 (21.9)
Vocational rehabilitation services 6243 1,200 (48.9)
Child day care services 6244 500 (8.6)

Totals


Healthcare and Social Assistance Subsector NAICS code Number of Cases (Incidence Rate)
Total, healthcare and social assistance sector 62 47,100 (40.8)
Total, Private Industry (16 years and older) 228,000 (24.6)

Dash (-) indicates that data were not available for this NAICS code.  Data were extracted from 2006 BLS Table SNR8 http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/ostb1760.txt and SNR 10 http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/ostb1762.txt (External links)
 

Page last updated:September 26, 2008
Page last reviewed:October 20, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Division of Respiratory Disease Studies


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